Governor Urges Federal Government to Fund Gateway Tunnel Project

October 22nd, 2018

Last week, Gov. Cuomo toured the Gateway Tunnel “to expose corrosion and damage, calling on President Trump and Washington to stop playing politics and fund their share of the repairs.”

The tunnel, which connects New Jersey to Penn Station, is the busiest rail hub in the nation. During Superstorm Sandy, both tunnel tubes were inundated with seawater, causing falling concrete, corroded electrical cabling and standing water damage.

New York and New Jersey have committed to paying half of the project’s estimated $13 billion cost.  Gov. Cuomo said that the two states need the federal government to cover the other half.  He made a case that this was a project of national importance. After the tour, the state released a video that is intended to convince President Trump to support funding the project.